Stunning colors

March 13, 2015 Friday

7:46am
Good morning kid. Happy Friday!

7:58am Phil
Good morning! Heading out of town for work this morning for a week. Beers with the boys tonight and oysters of course! Happy Friday!

8:06am
Oooh! Fun.

9:38pm
Are you looking at the Iditarod photos?  Stunning colors.

“Dogs rest under the northern lights in the very, very early morning 
at the Galena checkpoint on Friday March 13, 2015 during Iditarod 2015. ” 
(C) Jeff Schultz/SchultzPhoto.com 

10:26pm Phil
Looks like you had fun too! Had a great day!

10:26pm
The Irish band looked so fun!

10:27pm Phil
It was! Had a blast

10:27pm
Are you tipsy?

10:27pm Phil
No

10:28pm
You alone?

10:28pm Phil
I am now. Just left my pal

10:29pm
He doing well?

10:30pm Phil
Yeah. always

10:36pm Phil
He’s good. I’m good. Very relaxing evening

10:37pm
Yay! We had a great time connecting with old friends at our favorite Chinese restaurant.
 They drove from Buffalo for Hubby’s party tomorrow.

10:44pm
You in a hotel?

Aced 4th check-up

March 12, 2015 Thursday

9:58am
Aced my 4th year oncology check-up on a chilly Boston morning!

11:04am
Special life-affirming Chinese lunch at Shanghai Gate in Allston

 Hot & Sour soup and Chicken corn soup
 Cheese rolls – a delicious cross between egg rolls and crab Rangoon
 Lions head meatball
 Beef dumplings
 Yu shiang pork with Chinese bread
Paradise Mountain chicken

1:30pm
Hiya kid! How’s your day going?

I’ve made it through another cancer check-up, eaten a Chinese lunch, and now? I wish you were here to help me celebrate being alive in the best way. ; )

Instead, I’m taking a nap.

2:31pm Phil
Congratulations!
Lunch looked great.
Snooze well!

Restaurant week treat

March 11, 2015 Wednesday

7:11pm
Restaurant week treats at Osaka Japanese Sushi & Steakhouse in Brookline

 Amazing what you find on a back street near Coolidge Corner! 
 Shiny sushi bar 
 Tuna dumplings for Hubby
 Crab Rangoons to share
 Rock shrimp tempura for me
 Restaurant week sushi sashimi special for a project pal
 Hibachi steak and lobster tail for me
 Strawberry mochi to share
There’s beauty on the way to the bathroom!  A privacy curtain that is so perfect. 

Letting me know

March 10, 2015 Tuesday
From: Jim
To: Sassy
Date: 03/10/15 at 1:55 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
Sassy,
I’m very sorry I must cancel our meeting.
Wifey is on to me so I must lay low for a while. I’ll be in touch.
-J
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Tue, Mar 10, 2015 3:49 PM
Hiya Jim, 
Oh dear.  I’m so sorry to hear this!  
Thank you for letting me know.  Best of luck reassuring your wife.
-S

Shabu and Mushers

March 9, 2015 Monday

9:50am Phil
Here’s to a great week! Have a glorious day!

9:52am
Happy Monday! The sun is shining, the snow is melting and I feel great!

9:53am Phil
Awesome! Warm here too!

6:32pm
Dinner at Akai Ryu Shabu & Sushi Restaurant, a new Japanese place in Porter Square Cambridge
 Avocado salad
 Tuna Tatar with mango salsa and avocado
 Gyoza
 Akai seafood shabu special
 Ramen noodles with assorted veggies
 Broths and sirloin slices


8:31pm
Their merchandise is nifty! And the photos of the Alaska Range are stunning!

Speaking up

March 8, 2015 Sunday

From: Jim
To: Sassy 
Date: 03/08/15 at 2:59 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
Hi, Sassie,
Are you going to tell me about this “something new”?
I hope all is well.
-J
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:18 PM
Subject: Re: The Really Big Event
Hiya Jim! 
How’s your Sunday going?  Sorry my sexy imagination was a little stunted this week.  I am worn out after the project stuff and having company this weekend.  A pal always comes up from CT to see the show and take us out for Sunday brunch.  Quiet now until a meeting at 5 pm.  Then my life should be much quieter!  
I was hoping to give you a “hands-on” demonstration of new things… 
-S 
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From: Jim
To: Sassy
Date: 03/08/15 at 3:25 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
Well, that sounds very interesting.
What do you have in mind?
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:30 PM
Subject:Re: The Really Big Event
I was thinking of a hotel room in your area or a little further south… with a bed and a door that locks.  An afternoon delight?  And snacks like chocolate potato chips or shrimp cocktail or fruit.  And touching you, seeing what makes you smile. And hearing more of your stories. 
-S
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From: Jim
To: Sassy
Date: 03/08/15 at 3:40 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
I’m smiling now!
Those snacks sound really nice, too. I like fruit and I’ve been watching my girlish figure lately  😉
I think the southern option would be a little safer for me.
-J
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 3:57 PM
Subject: Re: The Really Big Event
Am I being too forward?  Too fast?  If this is too soon, say so and I will await your invitation.  But if not… 
What sort of fruit? Grapes?  Apples?  Strawberries?  
I have an oncology check-up this Thursday morning so I am off work, have the afternoon free. I would like to play with you.  Wondering if you could be a little late getting home? 
I know your time is tighter than mine so I am looking at a hotel just off 93.  Nothing fancy but clean.  Check-in is at 3 pm.  Wondering if I charge it, would you help me pay for it?  
[Hotel URL]
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To: Sassy
From: Jim
Date: 03/08/15 at 4:08 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
Oh please. You must be teasing me now. We could have been arrested in that parking garage. I don’t think it’s too soon 🙂
I had to Google chocolate covered chips. You are quite the hedonist! I would love to try those. Grapes and whatever else you might want.
Yes, I could get home late on Thursday, or not at all. I’m happy to split the room with you.
Is that the place with a Mexican restaurant attached?
-J
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: The Really Big Event
Thursday.  Wow.  I am tingling! 
I am never sure… when a man doesn’t ask… but I wasted a lot of my life not speaking up, not saying what I want, so I do that now hoping you want to hear it! 
You’ve never had a chocolate-covered potato chip?  Wow… I warn you, they are addictive!  
So… I should reserve the room?  I can put it on my credit card so you don’t have to worry about it showing up on yours. 
It’s across the street from Mexican place.  
Should I bring my toys?  Can you bring condoms? 
Do you have other questions?  Suggestions?  I have to run to my meeting but will be back around this evening.  
-S 
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From: Jim
To: Sassy
Date: 03/08/15 at 4:58 PM
Re: The Really Big Event
Yes, I’m looking forward to it!
What will we do with condoms? Does it have something to do with those toys?
Yes reserve the room, I’ll give you cash when I get there.
You can bring whatever you want 😉
Enjoy the meeting. Try to focus.
-J
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From: Sassy
To: Jim
Date: Sun, Mar 8, 2015 at 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: The Really Big Event
Oh this is going to be fun!  
I have a hotel reservation!  I got a deal with my AAA membership, so the room is only $61, so $67 with the taxes.  That is half what it would be here.  If we need to cancel, we just have tell them by 6 pm Thursday.  Here’s the official address: 
[redeacted]
Condoms make great water balloons?  And can save your life from gross stuff.  I don’t know what the toys are good for… you can help me figure that out.  
The meeting was fun!  We made lots of money on the events – a rare and glorious thing!  And heard proposals for two new projects.  The group feels healthy and happy.  
Are you off to bed soon?  Sleep well and dream of a buxom Boston gal.  
-S


Twelve swans

March 7, 2015 Saturday

9:12am
Good morning kid! Fun day for you?

I’m off to see Mom. She has declined a lot recently, worrying us.

Then another project event and party! Whee!

9:37am Phil
Sorry to hear about Mom. That sucks. Enjoy the afternoon! I worked out this morning, then had mimosas, making biscuits and gravy for breakfast, lunch at a brewery. My day does not suck

12:19pm
Twelve swans a swimming on the Mystic River! Never seen more than two before. What does it mean?

12:22pm
Lunch with Mom at Taipei Gourmet.  She loves their egg drop soup.

6:20pm Phil
[photo of his briefs and upper legs]

Football team undies

6:26pm
Sexy.

6:27pm Phil
Ha!

7:17pm
Event’s over! Headed to the party.

You have a good day?

7:28pm Phil
Yeah I did
Enjoy the party!